Another Hampton Roads blog sighting: Scott’s Morning Brew

I ran across another Hampton Roads blog in the last couple of days, Scott's Morning Brew. From his "About" page: This blog is an attempt by me to become a little more “political” in nature. I claim Republican. I am a conservative. I am a moderate. But… I tend to straddle the fence on some … Continue reading Another Hampton Roads blog sighting: Scott’s Morning Brew →

God’s talking to him again

Pat Robertson, that is. You know - the guy who predicted that 2006 would have some devastating storms and that Bush was going to win in a landslide in 2004. Oh yeah - and he prayed away hurricane Gloria a few years ago. 🙄 Robertson, in his never-ending quest for the spotlight, today said that … Continue reading God’s talking to him again →

Redistricting: Moran reintroduces bi-partisan solution

I have been working on a series regarding redistricting, which I hope to get posted soon. In the meantime, the landscape changed a bit today with the reintroduction of a bi-partisan solution to the problem by House Democratic Caucus Chair Brian Moran. The legislation, originally co-sponsored by then delegate, now House Speaker, William J. Howell … Continue reading Redistricting: Moran reintroduces bi-partisan solution →

Lack of communication

One of my pet peeves is the lack of communication that exists seemingly everywhere. What good is our democracy if only a few are allowed to participate? Two stories in Sunday's Virginian-Pilot point out the glaring lack of sharing of information. The first one, Open & Shut, appeared on the front page above the fold, … Continue reading Lack of communication →

Sunday afternoon roundup

Rob over at Raising Kaine points to an article about Del. Bob Brink's proposal to eliminate robo calls. Yours truly is quoted but I guess the writer must have missed this post. Check out GOTV's Best of the Web 2006 awards 🙂 Following Waldo's lead, here are five things you never knew about me: I … Continue reading Sunday afternoon roundup →

The Pulpit Speaks: January 5, 1957

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. Sometime ago, a wayward young man sat one day watching the hogs eating and came to a sudden realization: "I will arise and go to my father and I will say to him, … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: January 5, 1957 →

Words to live by

Once again, one of my favorite columnists in the Virginian-Pilot comes thru with a great column. Saturday's Issues of Faith by Betsy Wright Rhodes is not a list of New Year's resolutions. Instead, she provides us a list of things words to live by. No doubt some of these belong on my favorite quotes page. … Continue reading Words to live by →

New WP feature: Snap

One thing I really like about using WordPress.com as a blogging platform is that the folks here are constantly rolling out new features. The latest one, Snap Preview Anywhere, is being beta-tested and this blog was fortunate to be one of the testers 🙂 Basically, if you hover on a link in a post, a … Continue reading New WP feature: Snap →

Peeking out

I've been taking a few days of well-deserved rest. Given that it has been almost two years since I've had any real time off, I figured I'd better grab it now while I can. But a couple of things have come up over the last few days that I wanted to comment on. So, I'm … Continue reading Peeking out →